Boil alert for water for all of Travis County just went out early
this morning. Since our water comes from the Colorado river, and
it's so filled with muck from the flooding, the water sanitation
plants can't keep up.

Lines at the grocery store have finally subsided since they're out
of water, but people are camping out there until they get new
shipments of water. There's a line of 100+ people waiting to get
into the local Costco, which still does have water. Notice that the
line starts on the left side:

https://i.redd.it/pvt8fuf7yrt11.jpg

I've recently been watching the PBS specials about how beer made and
saved America - especially as the safest liquid of choice - so
that's what I'll be drinking. But rumors are that all the stocks of
light beers are dwindling, too. So, Belgians and Four Loko for me!

-sw

On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:05:31 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>Boil alert for water for all of Travis County just went out early
>this morning. Since our water comes from the Colorado river, and
>it's so filled with muck from the flooding, the water sanitation
>plants can't keep up.
>
>Lines at the grocery store have finally subsided since they're out
>of water, but people are camping out there until they get new
>shipments of water. There's a line of 100+ people waiting to get
>into the local Costco, which still does have water. Notice that the
>line starts on the left side:
>
>https://i.redd.it/pvt8fuf7yrt11.jpg
>
>I've recently been watching the PBS specials about how beer made and
>saved America - especially as the safest liquid of choice - so
>that's what I'll be drinking. But rumors are that all the stocks of
>light beers are dwindling, too. So, Belgians and Four Loko for me!

Sounds like we can expect some interesting posts from Sqwertz.

On Monday, October 22, 2018 at 12:11:29 PM UTC-7, Brice wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:05:31 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
> >Boil alert for water for all of Travis County just went out early
> >this morning. Since our water comes from the Colorado river, and
> >it's so filled with muck from the flooding, the water sanitation
> >plants can't keep up.
> >
> >Lines at the grocery store have finally subsided since they're out
> >of water, but people are camping out there until they get new
> >shipments of water. There's a line of 100+ people waiting to get
> >into the local Costco, which still does have water. Notice that the
> >line starts on the left side:


This is the best thing to have on hand for situations like this.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:23:14 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
> wrote:

>On Monday, October 22, 2018 at 12:11:29 PM UTC-7, Brice wrote:
>> On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:05:31 -0500, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Boil alert for water for all of Travis County just went out early
>> >this morning. Since our water comes from the Colorado river, and
>> >it's so filled with muck from the flooding, the water sanitation
>> >plants can't keep up.
>> >
>> >Lines at the grocery store have finally subsided since they're out
>> >of water, but people are camping out there until they get new
>> >shipments of water. There's a line of 100+ people waiting to get
>> >into the local Costco, which still does have water. Notice that the
>> >line starts on the left side:
>
>
>This is the best thing to have on hand for situations like this.
>
>https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

That's crap, how will you bathe... oh, I ferget, you don't.
Far better is an RO filter and pass all your water through a UV lamp.

On 10/22/2018 4:38 PM, wrote:
> That's crap
>
So is this:

https://imgur.com/a/nc664 LOL!

On Monday, October 22, 2018 at 10:38:05 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:23:14 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
> > wrote:
>
> >On Monday, October 22, 2018 at 12:11:29 PM UTC-7, Brice wrote:
> >> On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:05:31 -0500, Sqwertz >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Boil alert for water for all of Travis County just went out early
> >> >this morning. Since our water comes from the Colorado river, and
> >> >it's so filled with muck from the flooding, the water sanitation
> >> >plants can't keep up.
> >> >
> >> >Lines at the grocery store have finally subsided since they're out
> >> >of water, but people are camping out there until they get new
> >> >shipments of water. There's a line of 100+ people waiting to get
> >> >into the local Costco, which still does have water. Notice that the
> >> >line starts on the left side:
> >
> >
> >This is the best thing to have on hand for situations like this.
> >
> >https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
>
> That's crap, how will you bathe... oh, I ferget, you don't.
> Far better is an RO filter and pass all your water through a UV lamp.

Wouldn't far better be living in an area where there water isn't polluted and not having to RO your drinking water so your don't get a fatal case of diarrhea? Yes, I do believe that's the case.

> wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:23:14 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
> > wrote:
>
>> On Monday, October 22, 2018 at 12:11:29 PM UTC-7, Brice wrote:
>>> On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:05:31 -0500, Sqwertz >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Boil alert for water for all of Travis County just went out early
>>>> this morning. Since our water comes from the Colorado river, and
>>>> it's so filled with muck from the flooding, the water sanitation
>>>> plants can't keep up.
>>>>
>>>> Lines at the grocery store have finally subsided since they're out
>>>> of water, but people are camping out there until they get new
>>>> shipments of water. There's a line of 100+ people waiting to get
>>>> into the local Costco, which still does have water. Notice that the
>>>> line starts on the left side:
>>
>>
>> This is the best thing to have on hand for situations like this.
>>
>> https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
>
> That's crap, how will you bathe... oh, I ferget, you don't.
> Far better is an RO filter and pass all your water through a UV lamp.
>

Depends on the contaminant. Biological or sediment, filters work well. I
like the sawyer mini. The product linked above seems like snake oil and
requires filtration anyway.

UV or iodine tabs work as a failsafe if the filter fails.

If this is heavy metal contamination or chemical, none of the above
products will be helpful.

On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:23:14 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags wrote:

> This is the best thing to have on hand for situations like this.
>
> https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I don't see any scientific evidence that this does anything, which
I'd need to see before I spend $35. User testimonials that say "I
didn't get sick" don't mean anything to me. Somethings that claims
to reduce or eliminate 200+ harmful substances automatically sounds
like probable snake oil.

-sw

On Monday, October 22, 2018 at 2:04:47 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
>
> Boil alert for water for all of Travis County just went out early
> this morning. Since our water comes from the Colorado river, and
> it's so filled with muck from the flooding, the water sanitation
> plants can't keep up.
>
> Lines at the grocery store have finally subsided since they're out
> of water, but people are camping out there until they get new
> shipments of water. There's a line of 100+ people waiting to get
> into the local Costco, which still does have water. Notice that the
> line starts on the left side:
>
> https://i.redd.it/pvt8fuf7yrt11.jpg
>
> -sw
>
When do they expect y'all will have drinkable tap water again???

On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:23:52 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

> On Monday, October 22, 2018 at 2:04:47 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>> Boil alert for water for all of Travis County just went out early
>> this morning. Since our water comes from the Colorado river, and
>> it's so filled with muck from the flooding, the water sanitation
>> plants can't keep up.
>>
>> Lines at the grocery store have finally subsided since they're out
>> of water, but people are camping out there until they get new
>> shipments of water. There's a line of 100+ people waiting to get
>> into the local Costco, which still does have water. Notice that the
>> line starts on the left side:
>>
>> https://i.redd.it/pvt8fuf7yrt11.jpg
>>
> When do they expect y'all will have drinkable tap water again???

Probably 3-5 days or so. No water has tested positive for any
bacteria yet. So I'm not too concerned. I did boil some water
which is sitting still covered on the stove. And I'm waiting for
the ice bucket to fill up before I turn it off (since the water is
still safe).

-sw

On 2018-10-23 12:20 PM, l not -l wrote:
> On 23-Oct-2018, wrote:
>
>> On Monday, October 22, 2018 at 10:02:37 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
>>> ??? Getting your water from a well does not mean we have to drop a pail
>>>
>>> in a hole for water. There is a 1-1/4 line into the well and an
>>> electrically powered pump and water pressure system. The tank has a
>>> pressure sensitive switch that keeps the pressure within the low and
>>> high settings. If the power is out there is no pump.
>>>
>> Dropping a pail is the only kind of well I've had experience with. But
>> depending on a pump and electricity for water makes me glad I live in the
>> city.
> My maternal grandparents had a well; but, no bucket dipping was required.
> Until rural electrification allowed the installation of an electric pump,
> they hand-pumped the water from the well.
> Similar to, but not exactly like:
> https://i.pinimg.com/736x/42/49/8d/4...e-antiques.jpg
>
My maternal grandparents had a well during my childhood. As they lived
next to the churchyard, the water must have filtered through up to 1000
year old skeletons:-)

On Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 2:37:04 PM UTC-4, graham wrote:
> On 2018-10-23 12:20 PM, l not -l wrote:
> > On 23-Oct-2018, wrote:
> >
> >> On Monday, October 22, 2018 at 10:02:37 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> >>>
> >>> ??? Getting your water from a well does not mean we have to drop a pail
> >>>
> >>> in a hole for water. There is a 1-1/4 line into the well and an
> >>> electrically powered pump and water pressure system. The tank has a
> >>> pressure sensitive switch that keeps the pressure within the low and
> >>> high settings. If the power is out there is no pump.
> >>>
> >> Dropping a pail is the only kind of well I've had experience with. But
> >> depending on a pump and electricity for water makes me glad I live in the
> >> city.
> > My maternal grandparents had a well; but, no bucket dipping was required.
> > Until rural electrification allowed the installation of an electric pump,
> > they hand-pumped the water from the well.
> > Similar to, but not exactly like:
> > https://i.pinimg.com/736x/42/49/8d/4...e-antiques.jpg
> >
> My maternal grandparents had a well during my childhood. As they lived
> next to the churchyard, the water must have filtered through up to 1000
> year old skeletons:-)

There's a mystery novel where the proximity of a church to a
U.S. Civil War era graveyard provides a plot point. Corpses
were sometimes preserved with arsenic for shipment at that time.

Cindy Hamilton

In article >, says...
>
> On 23-Oct-2018, wrote:
>
> > On Monday, October 22, 2018 at 10:02:37 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > ??? Getting your water from a well does not mean we have to drop a pail
> > >
> > > in a hole for water. There is a 1-1/4 line into the well and an
> > > electrically powered pump and water pressure system. The tank has a
> > > pressure sensitive switch that keeps the pressure within the low and
> > > high settings. If the power is out there is no pump.
> > >
> > Dropping a pail is the only kind of well I've had experience with. But
> > depending on a pump and electricity for water makes me glad I live in the
> > city.
> My maternal grandparents had a well; but, no bucket dipping was required.
> Until rural electrification allowed the installation of an electric pump,
> they hand-pumped the water from the well.
> Similar to, but not exactly like:
> https://i.pinimg.com/736x/42/49/8d/4...e-antiques.jpg

My grandparents pump (shared with next door) was similar except it
stood over a stone trough. It's still there; the current owners have
planted the trough and made it into a trendy garden feature.


Janet UK

On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:05:31 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>Boil alert for water for all of Travis County just went out early
>this morning. Since our water comes from the Colorado river, and
>it's so filled with muck from the flooding, the water sanitation
>plants can't keep up.
>
>Lines at the grocery store have finally subsided since they're out
>of water, but people are camping out there until they get new
>shipments of water. There's a line of 100+ people waiting to get
>into the local Costco, which still does have water. Notice that the
>line starts on the left side:
>
>https://i.redd.it/pvt8fuf7yrt11.jpg
>
>I've recently been watching the PBS specials about how beer made and
>saved America - especially as the safest liquid of choice - so
>that's what I'll be drinking. But rumors are that all the stocks of
>light beers are dwindling, too. So, Belgians and Four Loko for me!
>
>-sw

Steve, I had heard about the boil water on The Weather Channel this
morning. I'm sorry to hear that. It doesn't seem like a quick
improvement is on the way. I see that you have more rain coming and
the prospect of hurricane Wilma trailing across the bottom of the US.
I hope things improve quickly for you folks there
Janet US

On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:05:31 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> Boil alert for water for all of Travis County just went out early
> this morning. Since our water comes from the Colorado river, and
> it's so filled with muck from the flooding, the water sanitation
> plants can't keep up.

A positive side effect of this is that Starbucks and many vegetarian
restaurants are closed since they rely heavily on tap water. And
nobody is serving fountain sodas. It amazing how many restaurants
don't have stoves - many of them are closed too. Others have had to
switch to disposable tableware, and even others just said screw it
rather than trying to work around it.

Chicken and potatoes for dinner. Vegetable TBD.

-sw